Venture Deployment Manager

Energy Systems Catapult; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy innovation organization in Birmingham seeks a Venture Deployment Manager to drive market adoption of cutting-edge energy technologies. The role involves leading deployment programs, managing relationships with energy stakeholders, and providing support to SMEs to facilitate their innovations. Candidates should have a proven track record in energy technology deployment, strong analytical and stakeholder management skills. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including a flexible working model.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension contributions up to 10%

Flexible working options available

Qualifications

• Proven track record in deploying innovative technology or service solutions in the energy sector.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and trust building.
• Knowledge of procurement and supply chain processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of deployment programs.
• Build relationships with system actors to define challenge statements.
• Select and onboard SMEs for market trials.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

Technical support

Education

Degree in relevant field or equivalent experience

Tools

Jenkins

Python

Active Directory

VMware

Job description

Salary : 50-60k per annum FTE Benefits

Status : Permanent / Full-time preferable (requests for part-time / flexible working arrangements are welcome)

About Us

Energy Systems Catapult is an independent research and technology organisation. Our mission is to accelerate Net Zero energy innovation.

Launched in 2015 by Innovate UK the Catapult has built a team of more than 250 people with a range of technical engineering consumer commercial incubation digital and policy expertise. They draw on sector-leading test facilities modelling tools and data collected from our back catalogue of more than 500 research projects.

We use that whole energy system capability to support innovative companies small and large to test trial and scale their new products and services. Our impact comes when those innovators attract new customers new investment and new grants so they can thrive in the future energy system.

Based in Birmingham Energy Systems Catapult is part of a network of nine world-leading technology and innovation centres established by Innovate UK. The Catapult Network fosters collaboration between industry government research organisations academia and many others to transform great ideas into valuable products and services.

We believe that innovation often stems from connecting different areas and ideas and that working together in person can be an important enabler for that. We therefore expect people to be in the Birmingham office 40 days / year (roughly one day per week).

Context

The Catapults Energy Launchpad Team (ELP) has been established to support UK innovators by helping them understand and navigate the energy transformation systemic barriers both domestically and overseas. It supports innovators to open routes to market both domestically and overseas whilst helping them to tackle business growth challenges. We do this by applying ESCs own capabilities to help SMEs address systemic barriers for energy innovation in combination with tailored business growth support and networking and opportunities to access and engage with the market. We also offer access to a broad network of existing incubators accelerators and external support initiatives both in the UK and in target countries abroad. Internationally we aim to connect UK innovators to overseas markets and opportunities and to support inward investment in the UK energy innovation sector. As well as this we aim to share UK experience and best practice to support overseas organisations and countries in their transition to low‑carbon pathways.

The ELP model is a 2-tiered platform that takes the SME on a journey through Network support Incubation and Acceleration :

• Venture Development - tailored business support for selected SMEs utilising ESC assets technical and market expertise and delivery of partner offerings at all stages of the innovator journey. This function includes our Network Team - standardised offerings accessible by all Innovators (not just SMEs) including sign‑posting to ESC partner relationships and the wider eco‑system
• Venture Deployment working with partners in the energy sector to support them with accessing world class innovative solutions including overcoming procurement and supply chain barriers supporting successful trial activities with SMEs and managing our investor network

The Catapults Energy Launchpad Team will source solution providers for incubation and acceleration support manage relationships with SMEs carry‑out needs analysis including scoping and coordination of support tasks. They will manage the engagement of internal stakeholders (including technical and market expertise) as well as external sub‑contract resource from ELP & International partners.

Purpose of Role

The Venture Deployment Manager is responsible for stimulating market adoption and de‑risking the deployment of innovative energy technologies and business models by working with partners internal platforms and industry stakeholders. This role is critical in translating SME innovations into deployed solutions that address energy system needs helping ESC deliver tangible progress towards national objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design delivery and continuous improvement of demand‑focused deployment and acceleration programmes ensuring alignment with the needs and objectives of industry partners investors regulators and government agencies.
• Build and manage relationships with system actors (e.g. network operators local authorities regulators investors and ESC platforms) to define articulate and co‑develop challenge statements for technology adoption.
• Select and onboard cohorts of SMEs and solution providers for market trials supporting the design piloting and scaled adoption of new solutions that meet partner challenges and system needs.
• Facilitate the creation and documentation of trial proposals ensuring robust wrap‑around support leveraging ESCs technical and market expertise and coordinating with Venture Development to maximise successful deployment.
• Develop standardise and manage frameworks for procurement evidence generation and innovation supply chain processes to streamline partner adoption with post‑programme confidence.
• Grow and steward investor networks promote financing opportunities for deployed innovations and lead engagement with investor and industry communities at strategic events.
• Collaborate across internal teams to gather and share platform intelligence inform scouting and ensure tailored business support and stakeholder engagement activities are strategically planned and executed.
• Capture monitor and report on deployment impact metrics such as contracts secured investments leveraged emissions reduced cost savings and replicable models created demonstrating progress toward net zero and industrial strategy objectives.
• Deliver presentations workshops and participate in Demo Days to showcase deployment case studies and success stories to external stakeholders strengthening ESCs profile and position in the innovation ecosystem.
• Maintain active alumni and partner engagement supporting ongoing scaling and regional impact across the energy transition landscape.

Skills & Experience

• Proven track record in deploying innovative technology or service solutions in the energy or clean tech sector; direct or extensive experience working with energy SMEs at scale‑up stages is highly desirable particularly within homes buildings construction and supporting innovators with international scaling.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills especially in building trust and collaboration with industry investors government and technical experts.
• Deep understanding of market needs procurement and supply chain processes and the barriers to large‑scale deployment in energy systems.
• Experience designing delivering and measuring impact for trial or pilot initiatives including management of support resources and consortium partners.
• Knowledge of common challenges in commercialising energy technologies and strong ability to transform market intelligence into actionable pathways for adoption.
• Strong analytical organisational and problem‑solving skills with familiarity in structuring frameworks and reporting metrics for deployment impact.
• Excellent written and verbal communication confident public speaking and facilitation at workshops and industry events.
• Resilience adaptability and a proactive solution‑oriented mindset in a rapidly evolving environment.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in a relevant field.

Employee Benefits

Annual leave 28 days plus bank holidays (FTE) Buy / Sell holidays Buy / sell holiday maximum 1 week based on contracted hours Pension 2 for 1 contribution via salary sacrifice scheme up to 10% Discretionary bonus scheme Recognition scheme to celebrate above and beyond EV Scheme Salary sacrifice Cycle2work Salary sacrifice Life assurance 4 x salary Health Cash Back Plan Retail and gym discounts Employee Assistance Programme 24 / 7 phoneline and 6 free counselling sessions Snacks and drinks Annual company off‑site event.

Flexible working options for eligible employees (Sabbatical / Compressed / Staggered / Flexible hours) Working within a hybrid office attendance model with the expectation of being in the office at least 1 day a week and :

Maternity Leave (100% 13 weeks / 50% 13 weeks / SP 13 weeks / Unpaid leave for 13 weeks)

Adoption Leave (100% 13 weeks / 50% 13 weeks / SP 13 weeks / Unpaid leave for 13 weeks)

Paternity Leave (100% 2 weeks)

Shared Parental Leave (100% 10 weeks / 50% 13 weeks / SP 13 weeks)

Would you like to Apply

The closing date for applications is Sunday 16th November 2025

Please note that at this time we are unable to provide UK visa sponsorship.

We welcome applications from all including those who may be returning to work those wishing to work flexibly for any reason and those who may need additional support.

Energy Systems Catapult undertakes innovative and exciting work that will help shape the future of energy with this in mind we encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible as we do reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

Strictly No Agencies.

Equality & Diversity

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race sex disability religion and belief sexual orientation or status regarding gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership pregnancy and maternity.

Privacy Statement

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The purpose of this Privacy Statement is to make you aware of how and why your personal data will be used during any recruitment process and how long it will usually be retained for. This statement provides you with certain information that must be provided under the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016 / 679) (GDPR).

In the recruitment process we Energy Systems Catapult Limited are a Data Controller. This means that we are responsible for deciding how we hold and use personal data about you.

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Data Protection Principles

• Used lawfully fairly and in a transparent way;
• Collected only for valid purposes that we have clearly explained to you and not used in any way that is incompatible with those purposes;
• Relevant to the purposes we have told you about and limited only to those purposes;
• Accurate and kept up to date;
• Kept only as long as necessary for the purposes we have told you about;
• Kept securely.

The Kind of Personal Data we hold about you

• The information you have provided in our application form;
• The information you have provided to us in your curriculum vitae and covering letter;
• Any information you provide to us during an interview;
• Any other information provided by you as part of the recruitment process.

We may ask you for information to allow us to monitor our equal opportunities and diversity performance in recruitment. Also if you inform us that you have a disability we will keep this information on record to allow us to make reasonable adjustments as needed.

How we will use your Personal Data

• Assess your skills qualifications and suitability for the role;
• Carry out background and reference checks where applicable;
• Communicate with you about the recruitment process;
• Keep records relating to our hiring processes;
• Manage recruitment related activities which includes setting up and conducting interviews and tests for applicants evaluating and assessing the results thereto and as is otherwise needed in the recruitment and hiring processes;

Comply with legal or regulatory requirements.

We will also use information about any disability you may have to consider whether we need to provide appropriate adjustments during the recruitment process.

Such processing is lawful as it is necessary for our legitimate purpose in seeking to attract evaluate and select applicants for employment.

Data Sharing : Greenhouse Software Inc

Your personal data will be shared with Greenhouse Software Inc. a cloud services provider located in the United States of America and engaged by us to help manage our recruitment and hiring process. Accordingly if you are located outside of the United States your personal data will be transferred to the United States once you submit it through this site. This transfer will be subject to appropriate additional safeguards under the Privacy Shield so as to comply with EU law.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal data for a period of 12 months after we have communicated to you our decision about whether to appoint you to the role. We retain your personal data for that period so that we can show in the event of a legal claim that we have not discriminated against candidates on prohibited grounds and that we have conducted the recruitment exercise in a fair and transparent way. After this period we will securely destroy your personal data in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

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Required Experience

Manager

Key Skills

Jenkins,Python,Active Directory,VMware,Engineering,Tcp / IP,Deskstops,OS,Windows,Database,Linux,Java,Troubleshoot,Technical Support

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1